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Prescription Drug Abuse an All-Too-Familiar Story – Indianapolis Star
Prescription drug abuse an all-too-familiar story – Indianapolis Star
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Prescription drug abuse an all-too-familiar story
Indianapolis Star Every 25 minutes someone in the U.S. dies from an overdose, and prescription drugs are the most commonly abused substances after marijuana and alcohol, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Colts owner Jim Irsay has admitted prescription … Documents show Irsay battled Rx drug abuse for decades Irsay's arrest is the latest glimpse at his battle with addiction Colts owner Jim Irsay arrested for OWI |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
New council to address prescription drug abuse, over-prescribing doctors in … – Charleston Post Courier
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New council to address prescription drug abuse, over-prescribing doctors in …
Charleston Post Courier Members of Gov. Nikki Haley's new prescription drug abuse task force acknowledge that other nearby states, including Georgia, Florida and Kentucky, have been tackling painkiller addiction more aggressively than South Carolina has done. "Once (other … South Carolina Creates Prescription Drug Abuse Study Group |
Teens' Brains Make Them More Vulnerable to Suicide
Teens' brains make them more vulnerable to suicide
But these days, researchers are beginning to understand exactly why a teenager's brain is so tempestuous, and what biological factors may make teens' brains vulnerable to mood disorders, substance abuse, and suicide. Continue reading below. Suicide is …
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Teen gets community service for attacking jogger
The teen had also been ordered to go to counselling for his drug abuse problem, engage with a training course and a youth mentoring service while his case was before the court. Garda Sergeant Keith Halley had told Judge O'Connor that the jogger, a man …
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City to consider drug law reform
He suggested that a similar approach of eliminating incarceration for personal-use quantities of drug possession in Portugal over a decade ago reduced problemaic drug use, overdose deaths and HIV infections and led to more drug users seeking voluntary …
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Rio Carnival 2014: Hottest Pictures of Beautiful Brazilian Samba Dancers on …
Rio Carnival 2014: Hottest Pictures of Beautiful Brazilian Samba Dancers on …
Amy Winehouse Foundation Talks Booze and Drugs with Kids. Scheme set up by family of singer Amy Winehouse to discuss alcohol and drug abuse in schools will be her 'lasting … Will and Jaden Smith …
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Union hits naming of Dons over drug use
"The AFL Players Association condemns in the strongest possible terms the publishing of names and photos of current and former Essendon football players in today's Herald Sun,'' Finnis said. "[It] calls on everyone to respect the process and integrity …
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Chris Brown ordered back to rehab for two months
At a hearing on Friday, Los Angeles judge ordered the singer to spend another two months in the Malibu rehabilitation center where he has been grappling with anger management and drug abuse problems. RELATED: … PHOTOS: CELEBRITIES IN REHAB.
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Casey Promoting Bills to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse – Allentown Morning Call
Casey promoting bills to combat prescription drug abuse – Allentown Morning Call
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Casey promoting bills to combat prescription drug abuse
Allentown Morning Call All are outcomes of increased prescription drug abuse across Pennsylvania and America, said Sen. Bob Casey, who is backing two bills targeting it and the related trend of increased heroin use as a cheaper but riskier alternative. Pennsylvania's … Sen. Bob Casey supports bill to combat prescription drug abuse in Pa. US Sen. Bob Casey, in Easton, supports bill that fights heroin gateway of … Casey backing legislation to combat opioid abuse |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
NYC official: Hoffman died from toxic mix of drugs – Turn to 10
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NYC official: Hoffman died from toxic mix of drugs
Turn to 10 NEW YORK (AP) – Philip Seymour Hoffman died from taking a combination of heroin, cocaine and other drugs, the New York City medical examiner ruled Friday, a toxic mix that addiction specialists say is not uncommon in the tens of thousands of overdose … |
Casey Promoting Bills to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
Casey promoting bills to combat prescription drug abuse
Senator promotes bills to combat heroin, prescription drug abuse. Driving under the influence. Addiction. Illegal drug use. Death. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
White House official addresses Utah’s prescription drug abuse problem
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has led the nation in prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths, and the state’s pain… Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Internet, Drug Use Help Fuel Increases in Prostitution – Bowling Green Daily News
Internet, drug use help fuel increases in prostitution – Bowling Green Daily News
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Internet, drug use help fuel increases in prostitution
Bowling Green Daily News While police and prosecutors here blame the increases statewide and locally on Kentucky's drug abuse problem, the Internet has also changed the way those who practice the world's oldest profession do business, making it a little easier for them to find … |